---
layout: example
category: example
title: "Create a draggable point"
description: "Drag the point to a new location on a map and populates its coordinates in a display."
tags:
  - user-interaction
---

<style>
.coordinates {
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    color: #fff;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    left: 10px;
    padding:5px 10px;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 18px;
    border-radius: 3px;
    display: none;
}
</style>

<div id='map'></div>
<pre id='coordinates' class='coordinates'></pre>

<script>
// Holds mousedown state for events. if this
// flag is active, we move the point on `mousemove`.
var isDragging;

// Is the cursor over a point? if this
// flag is active, we listen for a mousedown event.
var isCursorOverPoint;

var coordinates = document.getElementById('coordinates');
var map = new mapboxgl.Map({
    container: 'map',
    style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v9',
    center: [0, 0],
    zoom: 2
});

var canvas = map.getCanvasContainer();

var geojson = {
    "type": "FeatureCollection",
    "features": [{
        "type": "Feature",
        "geometry": {
            "type": "Point",
            "coordinates": [0, 0]
        }
    }]
};

function mouseDown() {
    if (!isCursorOverPoint) return;

    isDragging = true;

    // Set a cursor indicator
    canvas.style.cursor = 'grab';

    // Mouse events
    map.on('mousemove', onMove);
    map.once('mouseup', onUp);
}

function onMove(e) {
    if (!isDragging) return;
    var coords = e.lngLat;

    // Set a UI indicator for dragging.
    canvas.style.cursor = 'grabbing';

    // Update the Point feature in `geojson` coordinates
    // and call setData to the source layer `point` on it.
    geojson.features[0].geometry.coordinates = [coords.lng, coords.lat];
    map.getSource('point').setData(geojson);
}

function onUp(e) {
    if (!isDragging) return;
    var coords = e.lngLat;

    // Print the coordinates of where the point had
    // finished being dragged to on the map.
    coordinates.style.display = 'block';
    coordinates.innerHTML = 'Longitude: ' + coords.lng + '<br />Latitude: ' + coords.lat;
    canvas.style.cursor = '';
    isDragging = false;

    // Unbind mouse events
    map.off('mousemove', onMove);
}

map.on('load', function() {

    // Add a single point to the map
    map.addSource('point', {
        "type": "geojson",
        "data": geojson
    });

    map.addLayer({
        "id": "point",
        "type": "circle",
        "source": "point",
        "paint": {
            "circle-radius": 10,
            "circle-color": "#3887be"
        }
    });

    // If a feature is found on map movement,
    // set a flag to permit a mousedown events.
    map.on('mousemove', function(e) {
        var features = map.queryRenderedFeatures(e.point, { layers: ['point'] });

        // Change point and cursor style as a UI indicator
        // and set a flag to enable other mouse events.
        if (features.length) {
            map.setPaintProperty('point', 'circle-color', '#3bb2d0');
            canvas.style.cursor = 'move';
            isCursorOverPoint = true;
            map.dragPan.disable();
        } else {
            map.setPaintProperty('point', 'circle-color', '#3887be');
            canvas.style.cursor = '';
            isCursorOverPoint = false;
            map.dragPan.enable();
        }
    });

    // Set `true` to dispatch the event before other functions call it. This
    // is necessary for disabling the default map dragging behaviour.
    map.on('mousedown', mouseDown, true);
});
</script>
